Course: Quantum Electrodynamics 2

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Course title Quantum Electrodynamics 2
Course code OPT/QED2
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory, Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Hradil Zdeněk, prof. RNDr. CSc.
Course content
-Interaction of quantized electromagnetic field with charges, time-dependent perturbation theory -Processes of emission and absorption of a photon, Feymann diagrams, lifetime of an excited state and cross section, description of external photoelectric effect -Scattering of a photon on a free electron, one- and two-photon processes, Compton scattering, Čerenkov radiation -Natural line width and self-energy -Formalism of the second quantization, quantization of the Schrödinger equations, relationship between a spin and statistics, relationship between the quantum mechanics and the second quantization -Quantum description of interaction of electromagnetic field with a matter, non-relativistic description of bremsstrahlung (braking or decelaration radiation), Rutherford scattering -Renormalization on quantum electrodynamics -Casimir phenomenon, renormalization of a mass of an electron, Lamb shift -Correlation between fermions and photons, Hangáry-Brown experiment, Twiss experiment -Quantum optics, interference and correlation of photons, non-classical phenomena

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture
  • Attendace - 26 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 26 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Interaction of quantized electromagnetic field with charges, time-dependent perturbation theory
Knowledge Define the main ideas and conceptions of the subject, describe the main approaches of the studied topics, recall the theoretical knowledge for solution of model problems.
Prerequisites
No prior requirements.
OPT/QE1

Assessment methods and criteria
Mark

Knowledge within the scope of the course topics (examination)
Recommended literature
  • Formánek, J. (2000). Úvod do relativistické kvantové mechaniky a kvantové teorie pole. Karolinum, Praha.
  • Greiner W. Quantum Mechanics - Special Chapters.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): General Physics and Mathematical Physics (2019) Category: Physics courses 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Optics and Optoelectronics (2021) Category: Physics courses 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer